Sunday | 5 July, 2009

Lab news

News

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Improving medical device development 01/07/2009 09:52:00
New model aims to streamline medical device development and aid in gaining regulatory approval.

New model aims to streamline medical device development and aid in gaining regulatory approval.
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Cytogenetics: from the microscope to the microarray 29/06/2009 18:18:00
Clinical and research cytogeneticists are still using technology predominantly developed in the 1970s for their work, so the emergence of microarrays specifically for cytogenetics is coming as a welcome relief.

Clinical and research cytogeneticists are still using technology predominantly developed in the 1970s for their work, so the emergence of microarrays specifically for cytogenetics is coming as a welcome relief.
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Unraveling microRNA and gene expression 16/06/2009 10:00:00
Mean new microRNA data analysis method gives sharper results.

Mean new microRNA data analysis method gives sharper results.
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High times for high content screening 15/05/2009 09:41:00
It was only 10 years ago that the first high content screening instrument rolled off the production line, and less than three since they started to appear in basic research laboratories.

It was only 10 years ago that the first high content screening instrument rolled off the production line, and less than three since they started to appear in basic research laboratories.
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Muscling up with chemo-resistant stem cells 12/05/2009 10:41:00
An Australian team has been able to re-grow skeletal muscle in a mouse model using a combination of chemo-ablation and chemo-resistant stem cells.

An Australian team has been able to re-grow skeletal muscle in a mouse model using a combination of chemo-ablation and chemo-resistant stem cells.
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Flummoxing flukes with PCR test 07/05/2009 15:31:00
Australian researchers have developed a highly specific PCR-based technique to distinguish between species of intestinal and liver flukes, which should help in epidemiological surveys of these widespread and often dangerous parasites.

Australian researchers have developed a highly specific PCR-based technique to distinguish between species of intestinal and liver flukes, which should help in epidemiological surveys of these widespread and often dangerous parasites.
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Fat stem cells dog dodgy hips 24/04/2009 11:09:00
Sydney scientists are treating the arthritic joints of aged canines with adult stem cells

Sydney scientists are treating the arthritic joints of aged canines with adult stem cells
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Fermiscan and Polartechnics to merge 20/04/2009 08:21:00
Two Sydney diagnostics company to form Novus Diagnostics

Two Sydney diagnostics company to form Novus Diagnostics
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Inverted chromatin shines light on nocturnal vision 17/04/2009 15:53:00
Nocturnal mammals have an inverted nuclear structure in retinal cells

Nocturnal mammals have an inverted nuclear structure in retinal cells
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Pluripotent microRNAs replace oncogene 14/04/2009 11:21:00
US researchers use microRNAs instead of cMyc to induce pluripotent stem cells

US researchers use microRNAs instead of cMyc to induce pluripotent stem cells

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Features

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Global view of gene expression analysis 19/12/2007 11:11:00
It is now believed that more than 60 per cent of genes are alternatively spliced, a final nail in the coffin, if it needed one, of the one-gene-one-protein hypothesis.

It is now believed that more than 60 per cent of genes are alternatively spliced, a final nail in the coffin, if it needed one, of the one-gene-one-protein hypothesis.
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Growing nerve cells in 3-D affects gene expression 21/05/2007 11:22:22
When it comes to growing cells in a lab, technique matters.

When it comes to growing cells in a lab, technique matters.

Interviews

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Streaking ahead for microbiology 18/08/2008 12:52:00
For such a simple idea, it’s a surprise that no one has thought of it before. An automated system for streaking agar plates is on the market, developed here in Australia.

For such a simple idea, it’s a surprise that no one has thought of it before. An automated system for streaking agar plates is on the market, developed here in Australia.
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Shining a light on membrane proteins 24/06/2008 11:36:00
Physics and biology have come together to solve one of science’s big issues – the structure of membrane proteins – through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science.

Physics and biology have come together to solve one of science's big issues - the structure of membrane proteins - through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science.
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Sequencing most fowl: a poultry challenge 13/06/2008 15:34:00
Deciphering vertebrate development, sorting out the roosters from the hens and taking on bird flu – dare we say, all in one fowl swoop – that is the job of CSIRO’s Dr Mark Tizard, who has created a new microRNA catalogue for the humble chook.

Deciphering vertebrate development, sorting out the roosters from the hens and taking on bird flu - dare we say, all in one fowl swoop - that is the job of CSIRO's Dr Mark Tizard, who has created a new microRNA catalogue for the humble chook.
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Preventing transgene escape with RNAi 13/06/2008 15:37:00
Rightly or wrongly, concerns over GM crops contaminating their non-GM kin have led to a stalemate in progress towards acceptance of GM crops and foods. We look at a new approach using gene silencing and gene imprinting.

Rightly or wrongly, concerns over GM crops contaminating their non-GM kin have led to a stalemate in progress towards acceptance of GM crops and foods. We look at a new approach using gene silencing and gene imprinting.
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Totally Accellent siRNAs 13/06/2008 15:40:00
US company Thermo Fisher Scientific has achieved a number of breakthroughs in RNAi technology in the last couple of years and says it has come up with another – a method for delivering siRNAs to all cells, even the tough ones.

US company Thermo Fisher Scientific has achieved a number of breakthroughs in RNAi technology in the last couple of years and says it has come up with another - a method for delivering siRNAs to all cells, even the tough ones.
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Automated approach to expression cloning 27/03/2008 15:38:00
Tom Gonda has taken a robotic approach to functional genomics.

Tom Gonda has taken a robotic approach to functional genomics.
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How the Bindeez were busted 25/01/2008 12:32:00
Biochemical geneticist Kevin Carpenter discusses how he helped tracked down the blip in the Bindeez beads.

Biochemical geneticist Kevin Carpenter discusses how he helped tracked down the blip in the Bindeez beads.